FIZIKA A 12 (2003) 3 , 143 - 150

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EMERGENCE OF CENTRIPETAL ACCELERATION WITHIN THE FRENET-SERRET FRAME

JOSEPH JOHN BEVELACQUA

Bevelacqua Resources, Suite 100, 343 Adair Drive, Richland, WA 99352 U.S.A.
E-mail address: bevelresou@aol.com

Received 6 October 2003;  Accepted 15 December 2003
Online 19 April 2004

A clear physical description of a particle's motion in terms of the components of its acceleration is obtained if the trajectory is described in terms of the Frenet-Serret frame. Within this frame, centripetal acceleration emerges as a natural consequence of a particle's motion.

PACS numbers: 01.30.Rr, 01.40.-d, 02.40.Hw
UDC 531.122

Keywords: particle's motion, Frenet-Serret frame, centripetal acceleration

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